叶公问孔子于子路,子路不对。子曰:“汝奚不曰:其为人也,发愤忘食,乐以忘忧,不知老之将至云尔?”
【译文】 叶公问子路:孔子是怎样的人,子路不回答。孔子说:“你怎么不说:他这个人啊,发愤学习就忘记吃饭,高兴起来就忘记了忧愁,不知道快要变老了等等?”
A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike. And all plans, safeguards, policing, and coercion are fruitless. We find after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip takes us.
The world we see that seems so insane is the result of a belief system that is not working.